Where does “dawes” come from?
dawes (Middle English) comes from Old English dagas, from Proto-Germanic dagōs, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
dawes (Middle English): plural of day
Ancestry of “dawes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dagas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dagōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “dawes”